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package com.sun.mirror.declaration;

import java.util.Collection;

import com.sun.mirror.type.ReferenceType;

/**

 * Represents a method or constructor of a class or interface.

 *

 * @author Joseph D. Darcy

 * @author Scott Seligman

 * @since 1.5

 */

public interface ExecutableDeclaration extends MemberDeclaration {

    /**

     * Returns <tt>true</tt> if this method or constructor accepts a variable

     * number of arguments.

     *

     * @return <tt>true</tt> if this method or constructor accepts a variable

     * number of arguments

     */

    boolean isVarArgs();

    /**

     * Returns the formal type parameters of this method or constructor.

     * They are returned in declaration order.

     *

     * @return the formal type parameters of this method or constructor,

     * or an empty collection if there are none

     */

    Collection<TypeParameterDeclaration> getFormalTypeParameters();

    /**

     * Returns the formal parameters of this method or constructor.

     * They are returned in declaration order.

     *

     * @return the formal parameters of this method or constructor,

     * or an empty collection if there are none

     */

    Collection<ParameterDeclaration> getParameters();

    /**

     * Returns the exceptions and other throwables listed in this

     * method or constructor's <tt>throws</tt> clause.

     *

     * @return the exceptions and other throwables listed in the

     * <tt>throws</tt> clause, or an empty collection if there are none

     */

    Collection<ReferenceType> getThrownTypes();

}